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Memorial Park Master Plan Community Workshop #2

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August 13 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

The City of Santa Monica is planning to expand Memorial Park! All residents and stakeholders are invited to participate in this public input opportunity. Three master plan options will be shared with the community for feedback. A light dinner will be served. Date and time subject to change.

Doors open at 6:00 p.m. for advance viewing of presentation boards and Q&A with the project team. Presentation will begin promptly at 6:30 p.m.

Parking validation will be available for the Civic Auditorium Parking Lot (immediately adjacent to the auditorium). A bike valet will also be provided.

If you require any special disability related accommodations (i.e. sign language interpreting, access to an amplified sound system, etc.) please contact Community & Cultural Services by calling (310) 458-8310 or emailing ccs@smgov.net at least 3 days prior to the workshop.

Safe Streets for 17th Street & Michigan Ave

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Safe Streets for 17th Street & Michigan Avenue goes before
Santa Monica City Council Tonight.

We LOVE this project.
You can explore more HERE and HERE

Today we sent a letter to the Santa Monica City Council, management and staff in support of Safe Streets for 17th Street and Michigan Avenue. We hope you will join us and send an email with your thoughts to Council@SMGov.net

Dear Mayor Ted Winterer, Santa Monica City Council, management and staff:

Thank you for your leadership as we move toward a more sustainable, healthier and active multimodal Santa Monica. Attached is our letter expressing our enthusiastic support of the Safe Streets for 17th Street and Michigan Avenue Project and the allocation of funds to “green bike lanes” — making them more visible, safe and inviting. In particular we would like to thank the Mobility Division and Carlos Morales for their planning of this visionary project and the dedication to robust and inclusive outreach as we move toward final planning and implementation. We do believe moving the implementation to the fastest timeline feasible would be a community benefit and get us closer too achieving our city’s safety and mobility goals.

Thank you
Cynthia Rose & Cris Gutierrez

Support Letter:
2018 July 24 Council Agenda Item 8C SM Spoke CASM SaMoSSA

 

Jazz on the Lawn 2018

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The Jazz on the Lawn Summer Concert Series returns for its 13th year! Each Sunday in August.

“Everyone is invited to grab friends, family and dancing shoes for free concerts in the park. A sampling of jazz and world music genres, free dance lessons and intermission performances (on select dates), and some of the area’s finest food trucks will be presented in Gandara Park (formerly Stewart Street Park). Patrons are invited to come early to enjoy new family-fun activities for children and adults, providing entertainment like corn hole, giant blocks and more beginning one hour prior to each concert,” — Santa Monica City.

Jazz on the Lawn Emcees: alternate concerts, check dates linked below 
• Actor, spoken word artist, humanitarian, and TED speaker Sean Hill
• Joe Hernandez Kolski, co-founder of Downbeat 720*, an open-mic event for high school performers.

MUSICICAL PERFORMANCES:
Sunday, August 5th: Nick Mancini Collective
Sunday, August 12th: Scambooty, Free swing dance lesson at 4:30pm
Sunday, August 19th: Twanguero, Intermission concert will feature The Samohi Jazz Combo
Sunday, August 26th:  Orquesta Tabaco y Ron,  Free salsa dance lesson at 4:30pm.

FOOD TRUCKS: Vary by date – check the calendar event
• The Berlin Truck– grilled cheese sandwiches and German style sausages
• The Gastrobus– farmers’ market bistro with locally-sourced dishes
• King Kone – ice cream and sweet treats
• Paradise Cookies & Ice Cream - fresh baked cookies and homemade ice cream
• Tacos Super Gallito – burritos, tortas, quesadillas and tacos
• Yalla Truck – falafel and chicken kabob sandwiches

PRE-CONCERT GAMES: Begin one hour prior to the concert at 4 p.m. and continue until 7 p.m.

Gandara Park includes a children’s playground, restrooms and parking. Free bike valet will be offered starting at 4 p.m. in the Gandara Park lot.
Walk, bike, scoot, public transit or multi-modal your way. Expo Line 26th Street/Bergamot Station is an short eight-minute walk and Big Blue Bus Route 5 stops in both directions on Olympic Blvd. at Stewart St.

For more information on the series, visit smgov.net/jazz. See and share posts about the concerts by using #ArtSaMo.

* Downbeat 720 has been running for over sixteen years and is sponsored by the City of Santa Monica.

National Night Out 2018

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August 7 @ 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm

Without people there is no unity or community! For this year’s National Night Out, the Santa Monica Police Department is inviting everyone, from every corner of the City, to one dynamic location! Plan to join us at Ken Genser Square on Tuesday, August 7th to celebrate police-community partnerships, neighborhood camaraderie and the diversity that makes Santa Monica such a great place to live.

Bring your appetite. Local food truck favorites will be on hand providing tasty fares at a reduced rate. Bring energy to take part in the Unity Art Project where we will “build a canopy of interconnectedness so thick it will be hard to see the sky”! Bring your pride for the community you live in and create your very own “Santa Monica Rocks!” project. Above all else, bring yourself, family and friends to celebrate diversity and togetherness with SMPD and those around you.

Let’s come together and UNITE the City!

Kidical Mass: SUPERHEROS Theme, July 14th!

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SAVE the DATE!

Douglas Park –  Chelsea side by the Playground.

Free: Please RSVP HERE

Join Santa Monica Spoke, the City of Santa Monica for Santa Monica’s next Kidical Mass Ride. 
We will take a family friendly ride around the Santa Monica neighborhood north of Douglas Park. Prizes and giveaways at Douglas Park when we return!

Schedule.
9::00am – 12:00pm
– Check-in, Morning Snacks, Bike Safety Checks by Performance Bicycles, Helmet Decorating — Plus NEW Art & Crafts
– FAMILY Ride
– POST RIDE ACTIVITIES & GAMES
– Prizes, post ride snacks

 

* Children must be accompanied and are the responsibility of their parents. Bikes should be in good working condition. Free Safety Checks on site for minor adjustments/repairs. Please use good judgement – ride is on city streets – smaller children should be in a child seat, in a trailer or Tag-a-long……